Roger Campbell (August 15, 1942 – February 15, 1961) was an American

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...

who competed in ice dancing.

Personal details

Roger Hunter Campbell was born in

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to Al and Ann Brownloe (née Brooks) Campbell. After leaving public school to focus on skating, Campbell attended the

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, a school for working child actors, athletes, and other entertainers, from which he graduated high school.

Skating career

Campbell trained with the Los Angeles Figure Skating Club, then the Arctic Blades Figure Skating Club in

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. Competing with

Diane Sherbloom Diane Carol "Dee Dee" Sherbloom (September 21, 1942 – February 15, 1961) was an American figure skater who competed in ice dance. Previously paired with Roger Campbell, she had no intentions of competing at the 1961 United States Figure Ska ...

in 1958 and 1959, the pair placed second in junior ice dancing at the

1959 United States Figure Skating Championships The 1959 U.S. Figure Skating Championships was held from January 29 through February 2 in Rochester, New York under the joint sponsorship of the Genesee Figure Skating Club and the Rochester Junior Chamber of Commerce. The main competition rink ...

. Campbell next competed in pairs ice dancing with

Yvonne Littlefield Yvonne Littlefield is an American former ice dancer. Skating with Peter Betts, she won the ice dance title at the 1962 United States Figure Skating Championships. She had previously won the Bronze medal at the 1960 U.S. Championships skating ...

in 1959 and 1960. The pair won the silver medal at the 1960 Pacific Coast Sectional, the bronze medal at the

1960 United States Figure Skating Championships The 1960 U.S. Figure Skating Championships was held at the Civic Ice Arena in Seattle from January 27 through 30, 1960. Medals were awarded in three colors: gold (first), silver (second), and bronze (third) in four disciplines – men's singles ...

, and finished eighth at that year's

World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships (''"Worlds"'') is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the categories of single skating, men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ...

in Vancouver. The partnership dissolved in November 1960. After the dissolution of the partnership with Littlefield, Campbell teamed up with Dona Lee Carrier. Carrier and Campbell finished second at the U.S. Championships, earning them the right to compete a month later at the World Championships in

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. They also finished second at the North American Figure Skating Championships that year.

Death and legacy

Campbell, Carrier, and his mother Ann Campbell died on February 15, 1961, when

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crashed near Brussels en route to the World Championships. Campbell and his mother were buried in Big Hill Cemetery in Providence, Kentucky. In January 2011, Campbell was inducted into the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame as part of the 1961 U.S. Figure Skating team.

Results

(with

) (with Dona Lee Carrier)

References

External links

U.S. Figure Skating biography
* 1942 births 1961 deaths American male ice dancers People from Providence, Kentucky Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1961 Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Belgium {{US-figure-skating-bio-stub